Thailand's September car production drops 6.08% on year

Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST
FAST

BANGKOK, Oct 27 : Car production in Thailand dropped 6.08 per cent in September from a year earlier to 120,319 units, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday.

• The reading followed a rise of 10.93 per cent in August

• Thailand is Southeast Asia's biggest auto production centre It is an export base for some of the world's top carmakers, including Toyota and Honda

• The FTI maintained its annual auto production target at 1.45 million units, after cutting it in July from the 1.5 million unit figure set at the start of the year

CNA Games

Guess Word
Crack the word, one row at a time

Buzzword
Create words using the given letters

Mini Sudoku
Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser

Mini Crossword
Small grid, big challenge

Word Search
Spot as many words as you can
Show More
Show Less

• September domestic car sales rose 14.28 per cent from a year earlier, following a rise of 25.59 per cent in August, the federation said

• The increase was driven by electric vehicles, said Surapong Paisitpattanapong, spokesperson of the Federation of Thai Industries' Automotive Industry Club

• Car exports rose 4.55 per cent year on year in September, compared to a fall of 2.04 per cent in the previous month, the FTI said

• Thai carmakers have resumed production after flooding last month, the FTI's auto club said

• Flooding disrupted operations at automakers and parts suppliers, and killed at least 80 people

Newsletter

Week in Review

Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review

Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.

Sign up for our newsletters

Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox

Subscribe here

Get the CNA app

Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories

Download here

Get WhatsApp alerts

Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app

Join here